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NITE STATES PATENT Fries.

. DAVID DANIELS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARBAG E-RECEPTAC LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,881,dated February.13, 1894.

Application filed August 28,1893. Serial 110.484.178. (No model.)

scribed and designated in the claims.

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In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional perspectiveview of my improved I receptacle showing it located ready for use. Fig.21s a vertical section of a door which I use 1n carrying out my inventionand showlng a rope and weight to operate the same. Fig. 3 1s a detailView more clearly showing the construction of the gate which I use incarrying out my invention. Fig.4 is alongitudinal central sectionshowing a modified construction, part of the receptacle being brokenaway.

1 indicates a fence to which my invention is shown applied to one sidethereof.

2 indicatesa receptacle which is round in cross-section and is formed inthe shape of a quarter of a circle, its ends being at right anglesrelative to each other.

The upper horizontal end of the receptacle 2 is provided with a cover 3which is constructed of two parts 4'and 5; the part 5 is held stationarywith the top of said receptacle by a bolt 6 passing through an ear 7 andconnected to an ear 8 formed on the adjacent edge of said receptacle.These pieces 4 and 5 of the cover 3 are hinged together by hinges 9.

The cover 3 is provided with an eye 10 located as shown in Fig. 1, towhich one end of a rope 11 is connected. This rope passes over a pulley12 and the opposite end is provided with a weight 13.

The pulley 12 is provided with bearings 14 connected to the adjacentside of the fence 1. The receptacle 2 is supported in position The lowerend of the receptacle 2 is provided with a marginal square flange 16..Formed in this flange is a slot 17 to allow the gate-18 to slidetherein.The slot 1 17 is opened at the top of the flange -16 toallow said gateto slide up and down therein. The upper end of the gate 18 is providedwith a knob 19 for the convenience of raising and lowering said gate.

Connected to the upper end of the gate 18 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 is arope 20 which extends up a suitable distance and is engaged by a pulley21 and the end of said rope is provided with a weight 22. This weight isof sufficient size to balance the gate 18 and return it at its upwardlimit when desired.

The pulley 21 is provided with bearings 23 connected to the adjacentside of the fence 1.

Formed in the lower side of the flange 16 and opening through saidflange into the slot 17 is an opening 24 for the purpose of allowingwater or other liquid that seeps into said slot to be carried off.

. Formed in the lower side of the receptacle 2 adjacent the opening 24is another opening 25.

Connected to the lower side of the receptacle 2 and in alignment withthe opening 25 is a pipe 26 which leads to a sewer or drain.

30 so that it can be turned down as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to form aleaf 31.

Hinged to the inner and upper edge of the door 29 by hinges 32are sides33. These sides are so constructed that when the door 29 is closed theycan be doubled against the inside of said door.

Connected to the outer corner of the door 29 is an ear 34 which isengagedby a rope 35, which extends upward at an angle of aboutforty-five degrees to the top of the opening 28 and thence upward over apulley 36 and is provided with a weight 37.

The pulley 36 is provided with suitable bearings 38 which are connectedto the inner side of the fence 1. I

Located between the fence 1 and the adjacent end of the receptacle 2 isa marginal strip 39. This strip is to allow room for the sides 33 of theleaf 31 so that when they are doubled down against said leaf or dooritcan be readily closed.

40 indicates a groove which is formed in the upper portion of the strip39 adjacent one corner of the opening 28 to allow the rope to passthrough.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modification the garbage receptacle being atile or sewer pipe of common construction the marginal flange 14 beingmade of wood and an opening 41 formed therein to allow the end of thereceptacle 2 to be placed therein. This marginal flange can be connectedto the adjacent side of the fence 1 by bolts, screws, or any desiredway, its location beingsubstantially the same as the locationhereinbefore stated I will omit the same.

The operation is as follows: When it is desired to place garbage or thelike in the receptacle 2 the operator raises the cover 4,which will givefree access to the upper end of the receptacle. The weight 13 being ofsufficient size when the cover is raised, it will retain the same at itsupward limit. When the recep tacle is full and it is desired to cleanthe same, the operator opens the door 29 in the position shown in Figs.1 and 2 and raises the sides 33 and the ends coming in contact with thefence adjacent the opening 28 will prevent the weight 37 from closingsaid door. The object of having the door hinged at the bottom is so itwill form a leaf 31 that a bucket or other receptacle can be placedunder the same to catch the garbage. When the garbage is placed in thereceptacle, the water and other liquids will immediately run to thebottom and be carried oif by the pipe 26. The water that seeps into theslot 17 is also carried 01f by the pipe 27 connecting the opening 24with the pipe 26. WVhen the gate 18 is raised it will open the verticalend of the receptacle 2 and allow the garbage to slide out on to theleaf 31. The operator can then dispose of the same at will. After thereceptacle has been cleaned the operator then closes the gate 18 andfolds the sides 33 down aga nst the door 29 and when this is done theweight 37 being of sufficient size it will close said door.

What I claim is- 1. A garbage receptacle constructed of a pipe so madeas to form a quarter of a circle, one end of which is provided with amarginal flange, a gate to vertically slide in said flange, and a weightso connected to said gate that it will retain the same at its upwardlimit, substantially as set forth.

2. The improved garbage receptacle, constructed with a normally closedlower end in combination with a cover formed in two pieces hingedtogether and applied to the upper end of said receptacle, one of saidpieces being fixed to said receptacle, and the other piece being movableupward to uncover said upper end, and a weight connected to this movablepiece to retain same in an open position after the end of the receptaclehas been uncovered, substantially as herein spec-r fied.

3. A garbage receptacle constructed with a marginal flange located onone end, a slot formed in said flange, an opening formed in the loweredge of said slot, an opening formed in the lower side of thereceptacle, and a pipe connected to said opening leading to a drain orsewer, substantially as set forth.

4. A garbage receptacle one end of which is provided wlth a marginalflange, a gate located in said flange to close said end, a door hingedat the bottom to close an opening adjacent the end of said receptaclesaid door being provided with sides hinged thereto they will foldagainst said door, a rope connected to the outer end of said door, and aweight connected to said rope so that it will retain said door in itsclosed position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID DANIELS.

Witnesses:

W. J. SANKEY, EDWARD EVERETT LONGAN.

